Košice-Barca
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Barca is a city part of Košice
Košice
Košice is a city in eastern Slovakia. It is situated on the river Hornád at the eastern reaches of the Slovak Ore Mountains, near the border with Hungary...

, Slovakia
Slovakia
The Slovak Republic is a landlocked state in Central Europe. It has a population of over five million and an area of about . Slovakia is bordered by the Czech Republic and Austria to the west, Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east and Hungary to the south...

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It was originally a village in its own right. The first written record about Barca dates back to 1215. One of the principal features within Barca's catastral territory is Košice International Airport
Košice International Airport
Košice International Airport serves Košice, Slovakia and is the second largest international airport in Slovakia. It is located to the south of St. Elisabeth Cathedral, above sea level, covering an area of . It serves both scheduled and chartered, domestic and international flights...

, which is the second largest in Slovakia.

Some of the historical names of Barca

  • 1215 - villa Barca (Latin)
  • 1230 - Barca
  • 1269 - Barcha
  • 1291 - Barchakuzep
  • 1297 - villa Barcha
  • 1299 - Barcha
  • 1570 - Bárczá (Hungarian
    Hungarian language
    Hungarian is a Uralic language, part of the Ugric group. With some 14 million speakers, it is one of the most widely spoken non-Indo-European languages in Europe....

    )
  • 1773 - Barca (Slovak
    Slovak language
    Slovak , is an Indo-European language that belongs to the West Slavic languages .Slovak is the official language of Slovakia, where it is spoken by 5 million people...

    )

Statistics

  • Area: 20.3 km²
  • Population: 3,054
  • Density of population: 150/km²
  • District: Košice IV
  • Mayor: František Krištof

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